High-accuracy heterodyne detection of THz radiation exploiting telecommunication technologies

Thomas Folland, A. Ramos-Pulido, Owen Marshall, H. Beere, D. Ritchie, Subhasish Chakraborty

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    Abstract

    We report the first open-loop heterodyne technique using standard telecom optical fiber components for spectral characterization of THz semiconductor lasers. This allows the measurement of continuous modal tuning with sub-GHz accuracy and 20dB dynamic range.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationHigh-accuracy heterodyne detection of THz radiation exploiting telecommunication technologies
    Place of PublicationWashington D.C.
    PublisherOptical Society of America
    PagesSTh1O.3-STh1O.3
    ISBN (Print)978-1-55752-968-8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 10 May 2015
    EventCLEO: Science and Innovations 2015 - San Jose, California United States
    Duration: 1 Jan 1824 → …

    Conference

    ConferenceCLEO: Science and Innovations 2015
    CitySan Jose, California United States
    Period1/01/24 → …

    Keywords

    • THz QCL, Heterodyne, Coherent, Optical Communication

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